During a snowstorm, it is possible that you will be in a ditch or stuck on the road. You might hit an icy patch and slide into the ditch. You might hit a drift in the road and become stuck. You might have had some confidence you could make it home, but the snow is too high and you are stranded on the road. You could be leaving work and hear that the roads will be closed at 5:00 p.m. The…
Habits can be good or bad. They can be a wonderful thing or a curse. However, I believe in having good habits as a prepper. We need to be diligent in our personal growth, as habits do this for us. Habits keep us accountable and help us to become better preppers. Some of these habits may seem a little different, but I see prepping as a personal practice to improve us and make us better people in general. Ten Prepping…
Updated 5/18/2025Inevitably, after every national disaster, riot, or crisis, we hear about looting. People without morals will steal other people’s things for their own gain and profit. They will steal anything that looks valuable. They will steal from stores, storage areas, and homes. The looters will probably be in groups and, more than likely, armed. They will believe they have the upper hand and will use that to their advantage. Can you stop someone from looting your home? I believe…
Christmas is a hard time for me. People ask me what I want for Christmas and I have a tough time telling them what I want! Of course, I have an Amazon wishlist and a mental wishlist. However, I still am not sure what to tell my loved ones what I want. Then there is also the small problem of me telling them some of the things I want, but they won’t buy them anyway! Anyhoo… The special prepper in…
I’m tired of the elections, the politics (and I love politics), the saying something and meaning nothing of this current batch of candidates. They sure can promise a lot of things that may or may not happen. They can throw a lot of smoke to cover up their past deeds and mistakes. This year, they sure can throw a lot of mud and not be bothered with telling the American people what they really need to know. This is the…
Some people are single parents right away. Some people become single parents after being married for a while then becoming divorced or widowed. Either way you become a single parent, you have to make big adjustments. You need certain things in your single parent arsenal to be a better one. Because, let’s face it, being one isn’t easy. Some days go really well. Some days go really bad. An unexpected bill, a misbehaving child, a broken washer, or that phone call…